A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
  • megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    43·
    2 months ago

    Gee, maybe there might be some practical, social and legal problems with always recording camera glasses…

    • matlag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Pretty sure they won’t care except if it ends with a multi-billions$ fine. The intent is that by the time, their “smart-glasses” are everywhere and banning them no longer seems reasonable.

      So they’ll settle for “privacy settings by default”, meaning they commit to not record anything except if the user expilicitly activate it, and it should be very visible for people around.

      They’ll wait a good 6 months before an update introduces back a silent auto-record of some kind, because that company never gave a flying fuck about the law, its users or basic decency.

  • ImmersiveMatthew@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    40·
    2 months ago

    The sales of the glasses have been better than their VR headset which has really made them double down on the glasses as they see big potential. That said, I really think that it is a false hope as I suspect the market that is ok wearing Facebook glasses are small, but loyal.

    • PokerChips@programming.devEnglish
      212·
      2 months ago

      These things should not be protected property. If you assault my privacy, I should be allowed to attack back.

      • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        2 months ago

        Most countries it’s legal to record in public, as there’s no reasonable expectation of privacy. Though these are a bit different than say someone with a phone or camera, as unless you pay close attention the glasses are easy to miss…

        • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          2 months ago

          These glasses cams are small enough to no longer be visible as a camera.

          I’m all for freedom to record outside but this is a step too far as this is not me making a video for me, this is Facebook using idiots to record the world 24/7 for them.

          I’m fine with humans recording humans, immnot fine with companies recording me

        • entwine@programming.devEnglish
          81·
          2 months ago

          I disagree. Secretly recording someone with a phone is much easier than doing it with one of these. It’s the same issue people had with Google Glass back in the day.

          I think the reason it feels creepier is because, if you’re talking with someone that’s wearing them, it feels like they’re sticking a camera in your face.

          But like I could turn on my phone camera, leave it sticking out of my pocket, and record everyone taking a piss in a public restroom with nobody noticing. If I tried to do that with glasses, I’d have to turn my head towards everyone’s cock, one at a time. The neck pain alone makes it not worth the effort.

          But to be clear, fuck Meta. These glasses should be banned for many other reasons.

          • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
            10·
            2 months ago

            Agree with you for the most part.

            Though your example of a public toilet is a bit flawed, since there IS a reasonable expectation of privacy.

            Google Glass was waaaaaaaaaay more obvious.

            Where the meta ones are a little less so.

            Depending on lighting, and distance from the Glasshole, could be really hard to spot the Meta ones.

      • Zexks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        You have no assumed privacy in a public space. How long is it going to take people to learn this.

    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      I’ve seen some amazing POV footage from them, because the lens is actually in line with your eye level.

      So, a lot of the market would be people who would otherwise use a GoPro.

    • Smaile@lemmy.caEnglish
      41·
      2 months ago

      yahknow, if it wern’t for the fact that i know they’re a scummy company, i’d try them.

  • GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    2 months ago

    This feels like gorilla marketing to me. They knew the judge would tell them to take them off and it would be just enough of a sensational story to make it to press. Now more people know that Meta has these glasses.

    Edit: I’m not changing it. The responses to my mistake are too funny

      • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        These people are not in danger. Any harm to them is reputational. Reputation is the only thing they have in life.

  • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    19·
    2 months ago

    Social media platforms can now also offer witness intimidation/jury nullification services!

    It’s a feature.

    • matlag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Let’s just hope pissing off the judge on mïnute 1 may get them uncomfortable about the rest of the trial.

  • new_world_odor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    So I need to preemptively wear anti facial recognition makeup if ever called for jury duty. Gotcha.

    It seems somewhat realistic to expect an actual punishment for this, even if not properly scaled. It’s worth fighting for. But being prepared alongside that is important.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    94·
    2 months ago

    Zuckerberg was in court to testify as part of a trial over whether Meta and Alphabet-owned YouTube deliberately designed their social media platforms to encourage compulsive usage by young people.

    Ironically I think rather than them wearing them for nefarious reasons, they’ve just been encouraged to use them for so long, that they are actually addicted to them as well.

    Like, if you were forced to use your employers product at work for 10-12 hrs a day and try to come up with way to monetize it in your off hours, you may start to rely on it eventually.

    Our brains are wired to always take the easiest path, that’s actually the reason for technological advancement in the first place.

    They probably just don’t even realize they’re wearing them, it’s just a (mostly useless and completely impractical) part of their bodies now.

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      First of all you can’t use them for 10-12 hours a day because the battery only lasts like 2 hours. Which is a bit silly for glasses.